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ERIC Number: EJ401220
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Conceptual Development in Infancy: The Understanding of Containment.
MacLean, Darla J.; Schuler, Maureen
Child Development, v60 n5 p1126-37 Oct 1989
Infants of 14 months of age demonstrated significantly improved understanding of containment as a result of a training intervention in which they played with cans and tubes in their homes for a month. After training, their test scores were similar to those of untrained 20-month-old children. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Infants, Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Containment (Concept)